When I was 10 or 11, my father had a TRS-80 model III he'd bring home from the office in the weekends around 81 or so. I have a vague memory he might've had an older TRS-80 model early on before the model III - one with a separate monitor. Did my first BASIC stuff on that from Osborne books.
I then saved paper run money for ages (18 months maybe) and bought myself a 48k Spectrum. The Spectrum wasn't even out when I started saving - just that a computer of some description was the goal. I don't think I would have had the patience to keep saving another year or so for something like a C64.
I then saved paper run money for ages (18 months maybe) and bought myself a 48k Spectrum. The Spectrum wasn't even out when I started saving - just that a computer of some description was the goal. I don't think I would have had the patience to keep saving another year or so for something like a C64.